THANKSGIVING CLAY

      Title: THANKSGIVING CLAY
  Categories: Kids, Play dough, Crafts, Holidays
       Yield: 1 Batch clay
  
 MMMMM-----------------------JEANNIE ALLEN----------------------------
            Here's a simple recipe for
            A homemade clay that is
            Fun for kids, to use in
            Thanksgiving decorations
            Or almost anytime.
            This is the basic recipe-
            Specific directions
            Follow.
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       1 c  All-purpose flour
     1/2 c  Salt
     1/3 c  Water ( about )
  
     Here's how to do it....................
     1... In a large mixing bowl combine the flour and the salt.
   Graduakly add the water. Squeeze the dough with both hands until it
   is smooth. If the clay gets crumbly, wet your hands with a little
   water. If the clay gets too wet, sprinkle it with a little more flour
   and squeeze again.Store the clay in a plastic bag until you are ready
   to use it.
     2... Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.  This will be your
   work surface. Do all your modeling and drying on the sheet.
   Directions for working with the clay will be given in each projcet
   description.
     3... Finished objects can be dried in the air, on more quickly in
   the oven. To air-dry your objects, place them on the foil covered
   cookie sheet in the sun for a few hours, or let them dry overnight.
   This way of drying is good for small objects.
     4... To oven dry your objects set at low 225~.  Bake small thin
   objects for about 15 minutes.  Bake thick objects for about 1/2 hour
   each side.
     5... After your objects have dried and cooled, they are ready to be
   painted with felt tip markers.  To protect the finnish on your object,
   brush them with two coats of clear nail polish after the colors are
   dry. This will help the colors from coming off.
     Directions coming for Thanksgiving Tile, Thomas Turkey and Miniture
   Harvest Pots.
   
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